Jason was born and raised a Cornhusker – brought up in a close knit community with 10+ aunts and uncles and countless cousins and lived simply and happily, running back and forth between his house and the soccer field across the street. Though Jason and his parents have been Coloradans for some time now, you […]
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I have been traveling to the tip of Wisconsin for more than thirty-five years. My brother and I would load up into the minivan, dad at the wheel and mom navigating, and leave our suburban Chicago house to head to the Door every other year or so of my childhood. Once you get past Sturgeon […]
Recently, the kids and I cleaned out bookshelves, making hard decisions about which books we felt ready to donate, and creating room for new ones. We ended up with a sizable stack that we were ready to pass along to others. We love to give books to friends or donate them to Good Will or […]
Hello reader friends. How are your book-stacks evolving? Mine’s bigger somehow. Summertime means extra reading minutes for me, so even though I have taken titles off the stack, my little book-buying habit persists. Yesterday, we were on a flight home; I finished one book and pulled out the next, carefully placing the former gently into […]
Commentary *** My son and I were driving in the car recently. We got stuck in traffic, because the local high school had just wrapped up its graduation ceremony. He didn’t have much to say regarding the graduation itself, but he did decide to tell me what he “knew about high school.” “Well,” he breathed, […]
A while back, I posted about things that were cozy – all the things from fires to sharpened pencils to clouds and tea. Cozy things are what I most enjoy about life. But summer is in full swing now, and there is so much light! Summer is airy and big and yellow. It makes me […]
Hello! You need the just-right blondie in your life! Add in a few festive sprinkles or M&M’s, and they can be ready for holidays and celebrations. We added red, white, and blue candies this week to get ready for the 4th. These are a family favorite. Enjoy! Here’s what you’ll need: 1 cup unsalted butter, […]
Writer’s Memo: I am spending part of this summer immersed in a class called The Colorado Writing Project. Playing with poetry has been just part of the gift of this course. I grew up in a house surrounded by woods. When I was a child, I loved to play and explore out back. For many […]
We spent the last couple of weeks settling into summer. It feels good to be home. It’s green and breezy and slower. Here’s a smattering of what we have been up to: Growing: Puzzling: Summer Eating: Library Visits and Picnics Celebrating the best Daddy: Slipping and sliding: Reading and writing: This morning, we wake up […]
Happy Father’s Day to the dads and dad figures who make our lives so beautiful. I hope you spend today doing something you love, with the people you love. This year is bittersweet. There are not too many words to share. But I do have a few, in recognition of the fathers in my life, […]
